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Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd. (Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd.)
Plantae

Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd.

Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd.

Inga laurina is a Fabaceae plant native from Mexico to Argentina (including the Caribbean), widespread in Brazil where it is called ingá-mirim.

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Family
Genus
Inga
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd.

Taxonomy

Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd. is a plant species that belongs to the legume family Fabaceae.

Native Range

It is native to a geographic range that extends from Mexico southward to Argentina, and also grows naturally in the Caribbean.

Distribution in Brazil

The species is widespread across most of Brazil.

Common Name

In Brazil, it is locally known as ingá-mirim, which translates to small ice-cream-bean, a name it gets from its characteristically small pods.

Photo: (c) Vinícius Rodrigues de Souza, all rights reserved, uploaded by Vinícius Rodrigues de Souza

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Inga

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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